diff --git a/pmd-apex/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ASTModifierNode.java b/pmd-apex/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ASTModifierNode.java
index 197eab9d68..9de5ad16f4 100644
--- a/pmd-apex/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ASTModifierNode.java
+++ b/pmd-apex/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ASTModifierNode.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.apex.ast;
 
 import apex.jorje.semantic.ast.modifier.ModifierNode;
 
-public class ASTModifierNode extends AbstractApexNode<ModifierNode> {
+public class ASTModifierNode extends AbstractApexNode<ModifierNode> implements AccessNode {
 
     public ASTModifierNode(ModifierNode modifierNode) {
         super(modifierNode);
@@ -19,4 +19,44 @@ public class ASTModifierNode extends AbstractApexNode<ModifierNode> {
     public Object jjtAccept(ApexParserVisitor visitor, Object data) {
         return visitor.visit(this, data);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getModifiers() {
+        return node.getModifiers().getJavaModifiers();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isPublic() {
+        return (node.getModifiers().getJavaModifiers() & PUBLIC) == PUBLIC;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isProtected() {
+        return (node.getModifiers().getJavaModifiers() & PROTECTED) == PROTECTED;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isPrivate() {
+        return (node.getModifiers().getJavaModifiers() & PRIVATE) == PRIVATE;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isAbstract() {
+        return (node.getModifiers().getJavaModifiers() & ABSTRACT) == ABSTRACT;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isStatic() {
+        return (node.getModifiers().getJavaModifiers() & STATIC) == STATIC;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isFinal() {
+        return (node.getModifiers().getJavaModifiers() & FINAL) == FINAL;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isTransient() {
+        return (node.getModifiers().getJavaModifiers() & TRANSIENT) == TRANSIENT;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/pmd-apex/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/AccessNode.java b/pmd-apex/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/AccessNode.java
index d1f934a8a9..dd50c7fbfd 100644
--- a/pmd-apex/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/AccessNode.java
+++ b/pmd-apex/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/AccessNode.java
@@ -11,42 +11,26 @@ import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.Node;
 public interface AccessNode extends Node {
 
     int PUBLIC = 0x0001;
-    int PROTECTED = 0x0002;
-    int PRIVATE = 0x0004;
-    int ABSTRACT = 0x0008;
-    int STATIC = 0x0010;
-    int FINAL = 0x0020;
-    int TRANSIENT = 0x0100;
+    int PRIVATE = 0x0002;
+    int PROTECTED = 0x0004;
+    int STATIC = 0x0008;
+    int FINAL = 0x0010;
+    int TRANSIENT = 0x0080;
+    int ABSTRACT = 0x0400;
 
     int getModifiers();
 
-    void setModifiers(int modifiers);
-
     boolean isPublic();
 
-    void setPublic(boolean isPublic);
-
     boolean isProtected();
 
-    void setProtected(boolean isProtected);
-
     boolean isPrivate();
 
-    void setPrivate(boolean isPrivate);
-
     boolean isAbstract();
 
-    void setAbstract(boolean isAbstract);
-
     boolean isStatic();
 
-    void setStatic(boolean isStatic);
-
     boolean isFinal();
 
-    void setFinal(boolean isFinal);
-
-    void setDefault(boolean isDefault);
-
-    boolean isDefault();
+    boolean isTransient();
 }